Landing on moving vehicles has always been a major challenge for drones. At high speeds, air drag forces the drone to pitch sharply forward, putting its propellers at risk of hitting the vehicle’s ...

Unusual footage shows an Airbus A330 appearing to deploy reverse thrust while still airborne—just seconds before landing. While reverse thrust is normally activated after touchdown, this moment caught ...

The C-17 Globemaster III is one of several aircraft the United States has that can deploy all four of its thrust reversers in flight. It's a tactic called a reverse-idle descent, and it's something no ...